O cuidado e o morrer: compreensão de pessoas vivendo com AIDS.

Abstract

The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is an infectious disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is characterized by progressive immunosuppression, feared by its gravity, its character pandemic and the fact still no cure. Both for patients with AIDS and for those who do not have the disease, the stigma of AIDS -related death is rooted in the mentality of the people, which generates an intense fear because the man does not tend to openly face its end life on the earth plane, which eventually comes only occur when your life is threatened by a certain disease, and there is a strong fear in dealing with death that is closely linked to human survival instinct. Accordingly, this study aims to understand how patients with AIDS who experience the process of dying, you realize the care that is provided by (the) health professionals. This is an exploratory, descriptive in nature, with a qualitative approach, 20 patients developed Complex Hospital Clementino Fraga in João Pessoa / PB. Data collection was conducted in June 2013, after approval by the Ethics in Research. The criteria used complied with Resolution 466/12 of the National Health Council that guides research involving humans. He also asked permission to record the interviews. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews during the month of June 2013 were analyzed according to Thematic Content Analysis. The results were grouped into three categories: "Caring as possible solicitude"; "The ratio of inauthentic and authentic caring" and "The anguish of dying". Permeating this network of feelings is the relationship of care, which is the meeting point between the patient and professional. And for the realization of care, are expressive activities, instrumental, educations, availability, interpersonal relationships. It is noteworthy in this regard the importance of the role of the health professional systematizing, developing and evaluating the care process before the process of death and dying.